Steve Finley

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: March 12, 1965 in Union City, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL).

High School: Paducah Tilghman HS (Paducah, KY)

School: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: April 3, 1989 (Age 24-022d, 15,575th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 3, 2007 (Age 42-083d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Casey Close • Previously: Tommy Tanzer

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Steven Allen Finley

Twitter: @stevefinley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.2

9397

2548

304

.271

1443

RBI

1167

320

OBP

.332

SLG

.442

OPS

.775

OPS+

104

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	SDP	@	CIN	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 1	SDP	@	CIN	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 2	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 3	SDP	@	STL	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 4	SDP	@	STL	L,6-8	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 5	SDP	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 7	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 8	SDP		CIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 9	SDP		CIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 10	SDP		ARI	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
11	12 (1)	Apr 12	SDP		ARI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	13	Apr 13	SDP		ARI	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	14	Apr 14	SDP	@	SFG	L,7-13	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	15	Apr 15	SDP	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	16	Apr 17	SDP	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
16	17	Apr 18	SDP	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	18	Apr 21	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	19	Apr 22	SDP	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	53	14.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
19	20	Apr 23	SDP	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	21	Apr 24	SDP		PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
21	22	Apr 25	SDP		PIT	W,4-3	CG	58	16.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
22	23	Apr 26	SDP		PIT	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	24	Apr 27	SDP		CHC	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	25	Apr 28	SDP		CHC	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	26	Apr 30	SDP	@	FLA	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	27	May 1	SDP	@	FLA	L,5-6	CG	47	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	28	May 2	SDP	@	FLA	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	29	May 3	SDP	@	FLA	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
29	30	May 4	SDP	@	MIL	W,13-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	31	May 5	SDP	@	MIL	W,13-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	32	May 6	SDP	@	MIL	L,2-3	GF	12	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
32	33	May 7	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	34	May 8	SDP	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	35	May 9	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	36	May 10	SDP	@	ATL	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	37	May 11	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	38	May 13	SDP		NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	39	May 14 (1)	SDP		NYM	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	40	May 14 (2)	SDP		NYM	W,6-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
40	41	May 15	SDP		PHI	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	42	May 16	SDP		PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	43	May 17	SDP		PHI	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	44	May 19	SDP	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	45	May 20 (1)	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	46	May 20 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	47	May 21	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
47	48	May 22	SDP	@	HOU	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	49	May 23	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	50	May 24	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	51	May 25	SDP	@	ARI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
51	52	May 26	SDP	@	ARI	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	53	May 27	SDP	@	ARI	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	54	May 29	SDP		STL	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
54	55	May 30	SDP		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	56	May 31	SDP		STL	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	57	Jun 1	SDP		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	58	Jun 2	SDP		HOU	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	59	Jun 3	SDP		HOU	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
59	61 (1)	Jun 5	SDP	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
60	62	Jun 6	SDP	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	63	Jun 7	SDP	@	TEX	W,17-8	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
62	64	Jun 8	SDP		CIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	65	Jun 9	SDP		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
64	66	Jun 10	SDP		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	67	Jun 12	SDP		SFG	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	68	Jun 13	SDP		SFG	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	69	Jun 14	SDP		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	70	Jun 16	SDP		LAD	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	71	Jun 17	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	72	Jun 18	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-6	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	73	Jun 19	SDP	@	SFG	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	74	Jun 20	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	75	Jun 21	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	76	Jun 22	SDP	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
75	77	Jun 23	SDP	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
76	78	Jun 24	SDP		SEA	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	79	Jun 25	SDP		SEA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	80	Jun 26	SDP		ANA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	81	Jun 27	SDP		ANA	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	83 (1)	Jun 30	SDP	@	OAK	L,10-12	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	84	Jul 1	SDP	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	85	Jul 2	SDP	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	86	Jul 3	SDP		COL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	87	Jul 4	SDP		COL	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	88	Jul 5	SDP		COL	W,7-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
86	89	Jul 9	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	90	Jul 10	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	91	Jul 11	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
89	92	Jul 12	SDP	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
90	93	Jul 13	SDP	@	COL	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	94	Jul 14	SDP	@	COL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	95	Jul 15	SDP	@	COL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	96	Jul 17	SDP	@	CIN	W,13-3	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
94	97	Jul 18	SDP	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	98	Jul 19	SDP	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	99	Jul 20	SDP		STL	L,1-13	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
97	100	Jul 21	SDP		STL	W,6-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
98	101	Jul 22	SDP		ARI	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	102	Jul 23	SDP		ARI	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	103	Jul 24	SDP		HOU	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
101	104	Jul 25	SDP		HOU	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	105	Jul 26	SDP		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	106	Jul 28	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
104	107	Jul 29	SDP	@	NYM	L,6-7	GF	7	2.0	2	1	0	3	1	PH CF
105	108	Jul 30	SDP	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	36	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	109	Jul 31	SDP	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	110	Aug 1	SDP	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
108	111	Aug 2	SDP	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	112	Aug 3	SDP	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
110	113	Aug 4	SDP		PHI	W,3-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
111	114	Aug 5	SDP		PHI	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	115	Aug 6	SDP		PHI	L,2-3	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	116	Aug 7	SDP		FLA	W,6-3	CG	55	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
114	117	Aug 9	SDP		FLA	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
115	118	Aug 10	SDP		FLA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	119	Aug 11	SDP		ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	120	Aug 12	SDP		ATL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	121	Aug 13	SDP		ATL	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	122	Aug 14	SDP		MIL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
120	123	Aug 16 (1)	SDP		MIL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	125 (1)	Aug 18	SDP	@	FLA	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	126	Aug 19	SDP	@	FLA	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
123	127	Aug 20	SDP	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
124	128	Aug 21	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	129	Aug 22	SDP	@	MIL	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	130	Aug 23	SDP	@	MIL	W,13-11	CG	50	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	131	Aug 24	SDP	@	MIL	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	132	Aug 25	SDP	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	133	Aug 26	SDP	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	134	Aug 27	SDP	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	135	Aug 28	SDP		MON	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	136	Aug 29	SDP		MON	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	137	Aug 30	SDP		MON	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	138	Aug 31	SDP		MON	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
135	139	Sep 1	SDP		NYM	W,9-8	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	140	Sep 2	SDP		NYM	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	142 (1)	Sep 5	SDP	@	COL	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
138	143	Sep 6	SDP	@	COL	L,2-12	CG	45	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	CF
139	144	Sep 7	SDP		SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	145	Sep 8	SDP		SFG	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
141	146	Sep 9	SDP		SFG	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	147	Sep 10	SDP		LAD	L,3-4	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	148	Sep 11	SDP		LAD	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
144	149	Sep 12	SDP		LAD	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	150	Sep 13	SDP		LAD	L,4-5	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	151	Sep 14	SDP		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
147	152	Sep 15	SDP		CHC	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
148	153	Sep 16	SDP		CHC	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	154	Sep 17	SDP		CHC	L,3-4	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	155	Sep 18	SDP		COL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
151	156	Sep 19	SDP		COL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
152	157	Sep 20	SDP		COL	L,0-1	CG	39	11.0	2	1	1	4	0	CF
153	158	Sep 22	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
154	159	Sep 23	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
155	160	Sep 25	SDP	@	ARI	L,3-6	GF	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
156	161	Sep 26	SDP	@	ARI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
157	162	Sep 27	SDP	@	ARI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							157gm		1335.1	352	12	7	371	6